Life as We Do Not Know It: The NASA Search for (and Synthesis Of) Alien Life
by Peter Ward 2021-01-02 02:08:43
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Peter Ward is a distinguished professor, scientist, and author whose earlier book "Rare Earth", with its dim view of the possibilities of complex life beyond our planet, created a rift in the science community so controversial he was featured on the ... Read more
Peter Ward is a distinguished professor, scientist, and author whose earlier book "Rare Earth", with its dim view of the possibilities of complex life beyond our planet, created a rift in the science community so controversial he was featured on the front page of "The New York Times". With "Life as We Do Not Know It", Ward again challenges our notions of extraterrestrial life with a significantly revised look at life in the universe and a novel hypothesis about the origins of life on Earth.

A principal investigator for the NASA Astrobiology Institute, which funds a program to study life as we do not know itinvestigating the possibility of life on other planets or, more controversial, creating non-DNA life in the laboratoryPeter Ward presents the latest data on the range of life that are scientifically possible on Earth and beyond. Authoritative and eye opening, Life as We Do Not Know It is sure to provoke wonder and heated debate among both professional researchers and lay readers alike. Less

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Freelance cameraman and trainer, working with ITTC and ex-Chairman of the Guild of Television Cameramen. He spent many years working on a variety of programmes at the BBC before becoming Head of Camer...
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